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Case Reports
. 2015 Aug 14;37(1):24.
doi: 10.1186/s40902-015-0019-z. eCollection 2015 Dec.

Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of cleft lip with or without cleft palate; pitfalls and considerations

Dong Wook Kim #  1   2 , Seung-Won Chung #  2   3 , Hwi-Dong Jung  1 , Young-Soo Jung  1
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Prenatal ultrasonographic diagnosis of cleft lip with or without cleft palate; pitfalls and considerations

Dong Wook Kim et al. Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg. .

Abstract

Ultrasonographic examination is widely used for screening of abnormal findings on prenatal screening. Cleft lip with or without cleft palate of the fetus can also be screened by using ultrasonography. Presence of abnormal findings of the fetal lip or palate can be detected by the imaging professionals. However, such findings may not be familiar to oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons can use ultrasonographic imaging of fetal cleft lip with or without cleft palate to provide information regarding treatment protocols and outcomes to the parent. Therefore, surgeons should also be able to identify the abnormal details from the images, in order to setup proper treatment planning after the birth of the fetus. We report two cases of cleft lip with or without cleft palate that the official readings of prenatal ultrasonography were inconsistent with the actual facial structure identified after birth. Also, critical and practical points in fetal ultrasonographic diagnosis are to be discussed.

Keywords: Cleft lip; Cleft palate; Prenatal ultrasonography.

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Transabdominal ultrasonography of Case 1, 26 weeks’ gestation. a, b: Arrow indicates the cleft palate site. c, d: Arrowhead indicates the cleft lip site
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Case 1, after birth
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Transabdominal ultrasonography of Case 2, 35 weeks’ gestation. Arrows indicate cleft lip site
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Case 2, after birth
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